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As a cyclist, sometimes you just need a little extra room for storage. Unfortunately backpacks limit the airflow to your back, and they make ironing shirts a lost cause for those of us who bike to work. While panniers can be a great choice for tours and other longer-distance riding, they can be a little over the top for day-to-day tasks like a trip to the grocery store. With a basket on the other hand, you can just drop your cargo and go.
And nobody knows bike baskets better than Wald, where they’ve been making them for over a century. Yep, that’s right. Wald has been making bike baskets...

A worn chain can cause a host of drivetrain problems: poor shifting, increased chance of mid-ride breakage, and extreme wear on your cassette and chainrings. But avoiding these problems is easy enough—follow these steps to replace your chain like a pro.

Know When to Say Goodbye:

The easiest way is to grab a chain-checker tool at your local bike shop. This device will measure exactly how far your chain has worn, and give you a solid idea of whether you need to replace. Alternatively, you can use the “ruler method.” Using a tape measure or ruler, place the end of one inch at the end of one link. Look twelve complete links down the chain—on a new chain, this rivet will also line up directly with an inch mark. If the rivet is 1/16” past the inch mark, you should replace the chain, but don’t need to replace the sprockets. If it’s 1/8” or more, you’ll probably need to replace both.

When it comes to your daily ride, there are a few things you shouldn’t leave home without. These four items are small enough to fit in your jersey pocket, but can have a huge impact on your ride.

1. Flat Repair Kit. Flat tires are by far the most common issue on the average ride. Carry tire levers, a spare tube, and a way to pump it up- this simple kit can mean the difference between trudging home in your cleats and finishing your ride strong.

Few bicycle components are as integral to the comfort of your ride as handlebars and for this reason, they’re often one of the first parts to be replaced when cyclists decide to customize their bikes. But with such a daunting array of different diameters, widths, drops, and rises how do you know what’s the right choice for you?

Downhill mountain biking has been around for some time, but the explosion of extreme sporting events over the past 20 years has taken downhill to another level entirely. Today, downhill racecourses run through dense urban areas, offering steep ramps, insane jumps and plenty of near misses. Perhaps no course is more hair-raising than the one that premiered last year in Taxco, Mexico.